Taking Chances is a 1922 American silent film.[1][2] A showing in Cleveland Heights was interrupted by police for violating Blue Laws prohibiting Sunday (Sabbath) entertainment showings and performances. Arrests were made.[3]
Plot
A book salesman (Talmadge) talks his way into a position as secretary to a millionaire capitalist (Challenger) and eventually wins the hand of the mans daughter (Gray) by foiling a plot against her father's wealth and punishing one of the plotters (Dewey).[4]
Production
The film was produced by Phil Goldstone Productions, with Grover Jones as the director and Harry Fowler as the cinematographer.[5]
Cast
- Richard Talmadge as himself[5]
- Zella Gray as Mildred Arlington[5]
- Elmer Dewey as José Borquez[5]
- Percy Challenger as James Arlington[5]
References
- ↑ George A. Katchmer (1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland. p. 923. ISBN 978-0-89950-494-0.
- ↑ "Taking Chances". www.tcm.com.
- ↑ "Police Raid, 1922". Cleveland Historical.
- ↑ Moving Picture World, 18 Feb 1922, p. 756
- 1 2 3 4 5 "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
External links
- Taking Chances at the TCM Movie Database
- Taking Chances at IMDb
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